With the funds, WonDRx plans to bring AI-based healthcare solutions for all stakeholders in the chain — patients, doctors and healthcare providers.

The startup’s services are offered through three applications — WonDRx Doctor app, WonDRx Consumer app for patients and WonDRx Provider app for any healthcare provider.

In India, healthtech startups have been witnessing an influx of funding recently.

While Indian Angel Network (IAN) invested in Hyderabad-based healthtech startup PlusPin, NestaVera Group of companies pumped funds into Bengaluru-based healthtech startup ProPhysio.

Gurugram-based healthtech startup Meddo, in September 2019, has also raised $3 Mn in Pre-Series A funding round led by SRI Capital. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574955006.0019417/WonDRx-Raises-Seed-Funding-To-Digitise-Medical-Prescriptions?ref=audio_experience

Switching to a cloud phone system is one of the lesser-known cost savings a business can make, but it’s also one of the most effective.

Save on installation and maintenance costsWhen you move to a cloud phone, all your communications are hosted in the cloud by a business server.

When it comes to installing a cloud phone system, an external telephony provider will handle everything.

Cloud phone systems don’t have the limitations of traditional phone systems and allows you to quickly and easily add phone lines, extensions and connect to mobile devices.

Find out more about the benefits of moving your contact centre to a cloud phone system. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574953206.4975345/6-Ways-Switching-To-A-Cloud-Phone-System-Could-Save-Your-Business-Money?ref=audio_experience

At present, the draft personal data protection law proposes that companies store all ‘critical’ data within India.

“This is a serious issue of national security, and hence, requires necessary measures, including data localisation,” the official was reported as saying.

The media report added that data localisation will help the government to get legal access to all kinds of data, including encrypted data, in cases of breaches similar to the WhatsApp-Pegasus incident.

Besides hurting the sentiment of these large companies, data localisation has also attracted controversies from individuals and experts about privacy concerns.

On the privacy concerns related to data localisation issues, the media report further quoted Nayantara Ranganathan, programme manager at the Internet Democracy Project, who stated that data localisation would heighten and consolidate the access to data by the government for surveillance. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574951406.0439856/Govt-Intensifies-Demand-For-Data-Localisation-After-WhatsApp-Breach?ref=audio_experience

The 20 top tech skills that employers want and that can help you find a job, according to recruiting site Indeed | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574949605.3038955/A-Kleiner-Perkins-partner-explains-what-VCs-want-to-see-in-the-pitch-from-an-early-stage-startup?ref=audio_experience

Biotechnology startup Zumutor Biologics on Thursday raised $4 million as part of its Series A2 funding led by new investor Bharat Innovation Fund (BIF).

With this round, the total funding raised by the startup stands at around $20 million.

The company had earlier raised capital from Chiratae Ventures, Aarin Capital, and Karnataka Information Technology Venture Capital Fund (KITVEN).

Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that helps a patient’s immune system fight cancer, while monotherapy uses one type of treatment to treat a certain disease.

The strong pipeline that Zumutor has developed, combined with a relatively differentiated NK cell approach, could lead to breakthrough treatments for multiple cancers”. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574947907.1040223/[Funding-Alert]-Biotechnology-startup-Zumutor-Biologics-raises-$4M-in-Series-A2-round?ref=audio_experience

Thankfully there are startups like Peruvian Laboratoria that provide free classes in software and programming to underprivileged young women.

So what’s going to happen is Laboratoria will familiarize itself with IBM’s needs in software development.

Candidates will emerge specializing in either software development or in UX (user experience) design.

Despite the apparently technical background of the program, both IBM and Laboratoria will also help program participants develop their soft skills.

Women in UXIt’s thrilling to hear that through this project more women will enter the field of UX design. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574946008.0851793/Peruvian-edtech-Laboratoria-and-IBM-will-train-more-than-50,000-women-in-IT?ref=audio_experience

Coimbatore Corporation had called for applications for the posts of 549 grade-1 sanitary posts and 7,000 applicants appeared for the three-day interview and verification of certificates which began on Wednesday.

On verification, it was found that nearly 70 per cent of the candidates have completed SSLC, the minimum qualification, and most of them were engineers, post- graduates, graduates and diploma-holders.

The starting starting salary for this role is Rs 15,700/ which is higher than what most were earning from private jobs. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574944204.8058097/7,000-engineers,-graduates-apply-for-549-sanitary-worker-posts-in-Coimbatore?ref=audio_experience

Iotic, an IP-rich rapidly growing SaaS firm, has secured investment of €7.5 million to accelerate growth and meet increasing demand for its pioneering digital twin technology.

The investment from IQ Capital, Talis Capital and Breed Reply will drive rapid deployment, deepen channel partnerships and expand market adoption of its patented Iotic Operating Environment, Twin technology and Event Analytics.

Iotic, founded in 2014, enables enterprises and their ecosystems of assets, objects, companies and people to interact automatically and securely.

The digital software company provides the secure operating environment and tools to create digital twins of any thing, enabling their secure interactions, and building true interoperable ecosystems.

Iotic recently opened a North American operations hub in Raleigh, North Carolina. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574942407.0207424/London-based-Iotic-raises-€7.5-million-to-drive-growth-of-Digital-Twin-Technology?ref=audio_experience

QuVideo Technologies, which owns and run apps Vivavideo, Vivacut, Sideplus, and Vidstatus, among others, has announced the appointment of Sowmya Keshava as its India Partner to lead operations and drive growth initiatives in the India market.

Later, she went on to work with Kyron Global (now acquired by Techstars), and a Korean advisory firm that invests in India startups before joining Quvideo.

Headquartered in Hangzhou, China, QuVideo Technologies, specialises in internet video services and development.

VidStatus is a video social and content network for vernacular users that allows users to download and create 30-second videos in their preferred regional language.

Co-founder and CEO of QuVideo Technologies, Sheng Han said, "We are looking forward to building a strong team in India with local talent. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574940606.6428661/VidStatus-parent-QuVideo-onboards-Sowmya-Keshava-to-lead-and-expand-India-ops?ref=audio_experience

Bike taxi startup Rapido has been making great strides as it continues to expand its presence pan India, offering last-mile connectivity.

While the revenues surged for Rapido, the company also posted a 5X increase in losses for this financial year.

As opposed to Rs 10.34 crore loss reported last year, the losses widened to Rs 53.29 crore in the financial year ended March 31, 2019.

From Rs 11 crore expense it incurred in FY18, Rapido’s expenses for FY19 increased to Rs 63.93 crore.

Most recently, the two-wheeler ride-hailing startup forayed into the national capital Delhi, announcing that its prime focus will be within central and south Delhi. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574938907.942046/Rapido-revenue-jumps-13X-to-Rs-10.64-Cr-in-FY19,-losses-widen?ref=audio_experience